Jennings going to great lengths to succeed

NAPA – When Rashad Jennings entered the league, he did what most rookies do when they get their first chunk of money. He indulged in a big-ticket purchase.
Instead of a house for his mother or a fancy car for himself, though, Jennings bought a hyperbaric chamber as a means of helping his body recover quicker and better from the rigors of football.
“I bought one in my rookie year instead of buying a car because I knew this was going to prolong my career,” Jennings said.
Sure enough, the day Jennings arrived here for his first training camp with the Raiders, Jennings unloaded the hyperbaric chamber from his car and hauled it up to his hotel room.
The device allows Jennings to sleep in an oxygen-rich environment, which promotes healing of his body. He also is on a gluten-free diet, eats organic foods, stretches every night and delves in yoga, Pilates, acupuncture, whatever has the ability to give him an edge.
The 4-foot-by-9-foot sleeping chamber also tends to make a ton of noise. Hence, Jennings is going solo this year, whereas his teammates share a room with one other player.
In Jennings, the Raiders are confident that they found a back that can make some noise as a replacement for departed veteran Mike Goodson, who served as Darren McFadden’s primary backup last season.
The jury is out, for Jennings averaged only 2.8 yards per carry for the Jacksonville Jaguars last season in becoming one of 10 backs since 2000 to average fewer than 3 yards per carry with at least 100 rushes.
Goodson averaged 6.3 last season, though on only 35 carries. He bolted for the New York Jets in free agency. Soon thereafter, the Raiders pounced on Jennings.
Jennings, 6-foot-1 and 231 pounds, views himself as a lead back, though he has spent his entire NFL career backing up Maurice Jones-Drew. He is competing for the backup spot in Oakland against the likes of Jeremy Stewart and rookie Latavius Murray.
“I see myself just as a complete back, day-in, day-out, getting better,” Jennings said. “Never making the same mistakes twice. I’ll let the geniuses figure out where to put me on the field.”
In a recent practice, Jennings was on the field as a short-yardage back. He showed little difficulty in converting third-and-one plays during the drill.
“He’s done some good things for us,” Raiders coach Dennis Allen said. “One of the challenges you have for Rashad is … Rashad’s a big back, we want Rashad to play like a big back. That will be something we’re going to look at as we go into the preseason is him being that big physical presence that we expect him to be.”
So far, Jennings is looking more like the back that averaged 5.2 yards and 5.5 his first two seasons, respectively.
In a strange way, Jennings and the Raiders are alike in that they can’t wait to put last year behind them and recapture past glory.
“These fans don’t deserve that,” Jennings said of the team’s negative perception. “This organization doesn’t deserve it. The city doesn’t deserve it. Nobody on this team thinks that’s going to happen this year, and we’re going out every single day, erasing what happened from yesterday and preparing and focusing on” turning things around.”

Bob Marley posted an interesting article on McFadden in the other blog post. The problem with that article is once again, the writer claims it is everyone’s fault that McFadden is not successful EXCEPT MCFADDEN.

It is Knapps fault, the blocking’s fault, the playcalling, the coaching, the scheme, the design, etc. Never mind that last year McFadden was the worst running back on his own team, that wasn’t his fault. Never mind that McFadden had among the WORST grading at breaking tackles if not THE WORST, in the entire league. Forget all that. Forget that we have seen five years of the exact same bullsh**. Forget that. It is everyone’s fault but McFaddens.

The_Civilian_James_Trapp Says:
August 3rd, 2013 at 7:00 pm
Time to give Pryor the 1st team reps.
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Yes, he needs to be out there with the 1st stringers in preseason.

Kirk

Reece has averaged 4.8 yards per carry for his career.

Reece is a better back than McFadden.

mcfadden20.

In a strange way, Jennings and the Raiders are alike in that they can’t wait to put last year behind them and recapture past glory.
“These fans don’t deserve that,” Jennings said of the team’s negative perception. “This organization doesn’t deserve it. The city doesn’t deserve it. Nobody on this team thinks that’s going to happen this year, and we’re going out every single day, erasing what happened from yesterday and preparing and focusing on” turning things around.”

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Thanks Jennings, this was a great comment , you’re going to win a place in hearts of many Raiders fans with quotes like these, now show em who’s the boss on the field

mcfadden20.

Hey why can’t you guys just wait till the games start, if Pryor proves to be the better guy he will get his chance

The_Civilian_James_Trapp

went to camp today in napa and wanted to share with you guys a few things i saw. il start with the good. for starters Terrell Pryor looked like the best QB that we have on our roster, and anyone who was there and witnessed practice today i would love to hear you argue with that statement. he connected on a deep 60 yard pass in offense vs defense drills that made fans watching go crazy. his mechanics are 100 times better than what i saw last year. Mcgloin also looks like he definitely earned those reps over Tyler wilson. this kid has an arm on him and can zip passes better than Pryor Wilson and Flynn. hes just really small.. looks like a child out there.Denarius Moore looked like our most explosive WR. he just looks so smooth out there. Streater looked solid too.Sio moore loooked impressive. going hard, batting passes down, and showing good pass rush skills, im really excited to see what he brings to our defense this year. David auesberry is a freak of nature. this man is huge and needs to step up and be THE guy at TE. i can see where the mental side of the game could be challenging for him though. saw him jump the snap count a few times.

i didnt like what i saw from Flynn today. his arm strength is not there. his energy is not there. his size is not there. passes were getting batted down and falling incomplete. during team drills when he was in, defense was dominating. i hope he was just having a bad day. Wilson also didnt look very impressive to me. there really wasnt much else i saw that was bad. i was forsure trying to notice the good but nothing else really jumped out as woah we really need help there. if anyone else was there today id like to hear what you think and saw for yourself

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It’s TP6 time!

mcfadden20.

Btw nice bounce back win by the A’s!! Win tomorrow too

RaidO

Vic Tafur ‏@VicTafur 46m
Sometimes at camp, Olson said, Terrelle Pryor wants so bad to prove that he is a pocket passer that he forgets what he does best.
“We always tell him don’t look at that as a fault,” Olson said. “ ‘You’ve got something that no other quarterbacks have. Certainly, we want you to become more polished as a passer. But don’t look at your ability to run the ball as a bad thing, that’s a really good thing. You can’t be hesitant.’ ” about an hour ago

http://www.christianitydisproved.com/ Silverandblack666

Jennings is only here in case DMAC goes down and Latavius Murray is not ready to carry the load.

mcfadden20.

Really disappointed in Wilson , doesn’t sound like a future QB of the Raiders, I hope it’s just rookie Jitters and trying to do too much, otherwise it’s a waste pick and we could have gotten a nice pass rusher in the 3rd

mcfadden20.

Another post , cork doing his thing

dplunk

I want Pryor to succeed as much as anyone, but if Flynn, or someoneelse proves better, then “so be it”